Fordoun Stone
The 1.07 m high Fordoun Stone is a Class II cross slab from Old Red Sandstone in Auchenblae, Aberdeenshire , Scotland, discovered in the 18th century . It bears Pictish symbols and inscriptions in Latin and Ogham letters.
The Fordoun Stone had been used as a paving stone in the Fordoun Parish Church. The plate shows a Celtic cross with four round openings and inlaid knotwork ( English Knotwork or Celtic Knot ), a hunting scene, a double disk and a Z-rod and is now in the church. It bears the inscription VUN-MSETTORBBRE in Ogham on the edges and Pidarnoin in Latin letters on the surface.
See also
literature
- Iain Fraser: The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland, Edinburgh 2008, pp. 62–63.
Web links
- Entry on Fordoun Stone in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ornament in the form of artistically knotted cords
Coordinates: 56 ° 53 '47.2 " N , 2 ° 27' 5.1" W.